Productivity: output per hour worked in Hungary

Hungary: Productivity: output per hour worked was 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 130 countries
All-time high
42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
All-time low
12.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Productivity: output per hour worked in Hungary, 1980–2023

102030401980200120231980: 12.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1981: 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1982: 13.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1983: 13.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1984: 14.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1985: 14.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1986: 15.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1987: 16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1988: 16.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1989: 16.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1990: 17.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1991: 17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1992: 19.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1993: 21.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1994: 21.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1995: 22.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1996: 23.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1997: 23.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1998: 23.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour1999: 23.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2000: 25.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2001: 27.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2002: 29.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2003: 29.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2004: 29.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2005: 32.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2006: 32.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2007: 33.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2008: 36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2009: 36.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2010: 38.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2011: 39.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2012: 39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2013: 38.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2014: 37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2015: 36.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2016: 35.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2017: 36.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2018: 37.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2019: 40.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2020: 40.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2021: 41.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2022: 42.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour2023: 42.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

Analysis

The most recent figure for productivity: output per hour worked in Hungary is 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Hungary peaked at 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1980.

That places Hungary 45th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 14.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 12.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 16.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 10
1990s 21.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 23.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 10
2000s 31.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 25.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 36.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 10
2010s 37.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 35.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 40.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 10
2020s 41.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 40.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 42 Slovakia 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
  2. 43 Cyprus 43.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
  3. 44 Portugal 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
  4. 46 Croatia 41.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
  5. 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
  6. 48 Uruguay 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is productivity: output per hour worked in Hungary?
Productivity: output per hour worked in Hungary was 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 12.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1980.
How does Hungary rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
Hungary ranks 45th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
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Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.